Frontline Voices: Delivering on the front lines of Ghouta.

Dr. Jihad Shoshara was in Ghouta, Syria last week with the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) providing healthcare services to refugees who suffered another horrific chemical attack over the weekend.  Many were killed or injured including innocent children.  Ghouta is located just outside of the biblical town of Damascus.  While there, Dr. Shoshara had the opportunity to speak about the struggles and risks that front line medical providers face.  For us in the United States, the war seems a million miles away. We ’ve heard about the conflict for years now and maybe because it isn’t something we’re living through it doesn’t impact us much. But for those who are living through it, those whose relatives are living through it, it ’s a nightmare. Dr. Shoshara knows first-hand about the struggles of the refugees. He has gone back for several years now to help. You can imagine how worrisome it is for his wife and his three children when he goes. But like most physicians, medicine is a calling for him. And what greater need is there than people impacted by war. Dr. Shoshara has family and friends in Syria still. Many have lost everything ….their jobs, their homes, family members who have been killed. It weighs heavily on his heart.His talk was on the current deficit of 18 million health workers and the need to increase investment, training, and advocacy for those delivering on the front li...
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